It's been 2 1/2 weeks since stopping it and I'm still having loose stool, not really diarreha but it's still not normal. I just started taking probiotics to replace good bacteria a week ago. HELP!
Anyone that took Clindamycin still getting loose stool weeks after stopping it?
Question posted by Chrissy2009 on 6 Dec 2012
Last updated on 9 October 2019 by Dbbrown85
8 Answers
Dbbrown85
10 Oct 2019
I am having this same issue for a week now after stopping clindamycin.. guess I am going to go to doctor tomorrow. I have nausea off and on too.
ragenriden
25 Aug 2017
I have been off of clindamycin for 9 days now. I am still getting one loose stool daily. I was on this drug for ten days at 300mg.
Amndeep
23 Sep 2018
I m suffering same problem... after how many days stool was normal? Help
Amndeep
23 Sep 2018
I stop taking clindamycin... it’s 18 days now but still have loose stool. M worried
Gustavo1123
16 Jan 2019
Did you recover and how long did it took you?
I’m having the same problem.
redman415
8 July 2015
OHHHH boy... after taking cipro and falling apart i swear id never take another antibiotic..soooo i get a lump in my throat..go to E.R. tells me I have strep sooo I ..tell DOCTOR in no way am I taking cipro ..or levaquin... sooo he gives me CLINDAMYCIN..I took for 2 days and started having pains and a lookse stool..so i panicked and stopped... and now 8 days later I still have a loose stool..SIGH
Chrissy2009
6 Dec 2012
I'm taking refrigerated Florajen but didn't start till after I quit taking it, nobody told me too! I'm also thinking there may be yeast. I'm going 4 times a day but mainly in the morning.
What's all your experiences? How long will this last? My doc said to see a gastroenterologist. I think I just need time.
Inactive
6 Dec 2012
Hi Chrissy, I did some research. You started the probiotics after you finished the antibiotics. Also, you are taking non refrigerated probiotics, which have no live cultures in them. They are much less potent than refrigerated probiotics. I think that the yeast gets under control when you take the non refrigerated probiotics while you are taking antibiotics, but after it gets out of control, i.e. diarrhea. You need more than just the unrefrigerated ones now. I would eat a lot of yogurt, such as Activa, (the ones with the extra cultures in them), Kefir, along with the Florajen, and give it another week. If it isn't getting any better by then, then I would call the gastroenterologist. That is just my opinion, as I am NOT a doctor.
Chrissy2009
7 Dec 2012
Thanks for the Info! The Florajen is refrigerated though.
Inactive
7 Dec 2012
I hope that it works!!!
Chrissy2009
7 Dec 2012
Thanks me too, I've taken antibiotics b4 but never clindamycin, never again! Things haven't been right since :(
Inactive
6 Dec 2012
Get some Culturelle, better if you get the refrigerated one. Every time I go on antibiotics, my doctor prescribes Culturelle to take with it twice a day, and take ten days worth. You lose valuable bacteria every time you take an antibiotic, and that causes loose stools.
Feel better soon!
Chrissy2009
6 Dec 2012
Thank you ladies :) My doc said my stool was too formed to test for c diff. I have been taking Florajen for a week but the loose stool may be from that too. I did have mucus in my stool ladt week but I haven't seen any this week so hope it's a good sign.
kaismama
6 Dec 2012
You could have c. diff if you still have diarrhea. A visit to the doc is needed.
Inactive
6 Dec 2012
Hi Chrissy2009. This is a common problem with taking antibiotics. They kill off the good bacteria in the gut. I would suggest you get the probioitc Florastor from you pharmacy. It will help with this problem You need to take it twice a day. You may buy it over the counter. This is the recommendation from my gastroenterologist. Best wishes to you..
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